illegal demolition

His films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin' poignantly document the erasure of historical spaces and cultural memory through urban destruction and modernization.

His monumental works such as 'Sátántangó' and 'Werkmeister Harmonies' explore the decay and demolition of industrial landscapes as metaphors for societal collapse and human displacement.

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' directly address how urban renewal and demolition devastate working-class communities and dispossess the vulnerable.